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Most Common Minangkabau Words
Baso Minangkabau
Essential Minangkabau vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| urang | person | OO-rang |
| rumah | house | ROO-mah |
| aia | water | A-ia |
| makanan | food | ma-KA-nan |
| karajo | work | ka-RA-jo |
| jalan | road | JA-lan |
| namo | name | NA-mo |
| anak | child | A-nak |
| apak | father | A-pak |
| amak | mother | A-mak |
| nagari | village / state | na-GA-ri |
| mato hari | sun | MA-to HA-ri |
| bulan | moon | BOO-lan |
| batu | stone | BA-tu |
| batang | tree trunk / river | BA-tang |
| lauik | sea | LA-uik |
| gunung | mountain | GOO-nung |
| kaluarga | family | ka-lu-AR-ga |
| kawan | friend | KA-wan |
| buku | book | BOO-ku |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| pai | to go | pai |
| datang | to come | DA-tang |
| makan | to eat | MA-kan |
| minum | to drink | MI-num |
| tido | to sleep | TI-do |
| caliak | to see / look | ca-LIAK |
| mangecek | to speak / talk | ma-NGE-cek |
| tau | to know | tau |
| karajo | to work | ka-RA-jo |
| bali | to buy | BA-li |
| baraja | to learn | ba-RA-ja |
| bao | to bring | BA-o |
| ambia | to say / tell | am-BI-a |
| mancari | to search / find | man-CA-ri |
| duduak | to sit | du-DUAK |
| tagak | to stand | TA-gak |
| lari | to run | LA-ri |
| buek | to make / do | buek |
| bantu | to help | BAN-tu |
| minta | to ask / request | MIN-ta |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| gadang | big | GA-dang |
| ketek | small | KE-tek |
| rancak | good / beautiful | RAN-cak |
| buruak | bad | bu-RUAK |
| baru | new | BA-ru |
| lamo | old / long | LA-mo |
| putiah | white | PU-tiah |
| itam | black | I-tam |
| merah | red | ME-rah |
| kuniang | yellow | KU-niang |
| dingin | cold | DIN-gin |
| paneh | hot | PA-neh |
| karas | hard | KA-ras |
| lambuik | soft | LAM-buik |
| banyak | many | BA-nyak |
| saketek | few / a little | sa-KE-tek |
| tinggi | tall / high | TING-gi |
| randah | low / short | RAN-dah |
| kayo | rich | KA-yo |
| pakir | poor | PA-kir |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kini | now | KI-ni |
| bisuak | tomorrow | bi-SUAK |
| kapatang | yesterday | ka-PA-tang |
| di siko | here | di SI-ko |
| di sinan | there | di SI-nan |
| alah | already | A-lah |
| beko | later | BE-ko |
| acok | often | A-cok |
| sabanta | soon / shortly | sa-BAN-ta |
| sangaik | very | sa-NGAIK |
| bana | truly / really | BA-na |
| sajo | only / just | SA-jo |
| samo-samo | together | SA-mo SA-mo |
| capeknyo | quickly | ca-PEK-nyo |
| palahan | slowly | pa-LA-han |
| karano | because | ka-RA-no |
| kalau | if / when | KA-lau |
| tapi | but | TA-pi |
| pulo | also / too | POO-lo |
| makin | more and more | MA-kin |